New Independence Day: Resurgence trailer released

A new trailer for Independence Day: Resurgence has surfaced on Youtube.

Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind’s new space defenses be enough?

The film stars the returning Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman, reprising their Independence Day roles of David Levinson and President Whitmore. Joining them will be Liam Hemsworth, Vivica A. Fox and William Fichtner. Will Smith will not be returning, but the memory of his character will be kept alive by his now grown up son, played by Jessie Usher.

The trailer comes in at a mammoth 4:36, and reveals a huge amount of plot detail. It borders on spoiler. There’s a lot of explosions and enormous ships crashing in slow motion, as one would expect from a Roland Emmerich film. But it also shows some very revealing scenes involving Goldblum and Pullman. Avoid it if you want to be genuinely surprised on its release in June. (Spoilers: there’s aliens in it)